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|He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?

|He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?

|He said, "Yes." And when he had come into the house, Jesus stopped him, saying, "What are you thinking, Simon? Who do the kings of the earth collect taxes from? From their own children, or from foreigners?"

|He said, "Yes." And when he had come into the house, Jesus stopped him, saying, "What are you thinking, Simon? Whom do the kings of the earth collect value-added and capitation taxes from? From their own children, or from foreigners?"

|The Greek text uses two separate words for "tax": '''τελη''' (''tele'') and '''κηνσος''' (kensos). The distinction between these two is difficult to grasp and probably of little import in this context.

|The Greek text uses two separate words for "tax": '''τελος''' (''telos'') and '''κηνσος''' (kensos). The ''kensos'' is the Latin ''census'' tax, called a capitation or head tax (and amounted to one Roman dinar, or one day's wages). The ''telos'', literally "termination," was probably a value-added tax.

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